Legal & Enforcement training

Environmental crime is a prevalent issue, impacting areas across the country.

Enforcement can be an effective action to tackle this problem. If managed properly, it can act as a successful deterrent and result in cleaner streets. If managed badly, it can lead to ill-feeling and negative publicity in the press.

Our courses steer you through the pros and cons of enforcement, helping you to tackle enforcement issues efficiently and tactfully while also cutting costs. This training is delivered by our legal expert, an experienced and practising solicitor with a strong background in environmental legislation and enforcement.

"Realistic mock court trial going through a very meaty case. The prosecution, defence and judge were very convincing! Made some of us squirm on the witness stand."

National Enforcement Academy & continued competence courses

Delegates are steered though the process of environmental enforcement, phases of enforcement, roles and responsibilities, conflict management, environmental legislation and its application in practice, witness statement skills, investigations including interviews under caution, the appeals process and preparing evidence to prosecute offenders.

The highlight is a real life case (ideally held in a courtroom) where delegates are given the role of a witness and are cross-examined by barristers to gain experience of giving oral evidence in court, as well as acting as the jury to determine the outcome of the trial.

Issuing Fixed Penalty Notices

This course aims to provide patrolling officers with a full understanding of the law in relation to Fixed Penalty Notices and the practical implications of issuing notices, along with the techniques required to prepare a prosecution case for trial.

Dates: Contact us

Price: £450 + VAT per delegate or two places for £800 + VAT (discounts available for Network members)

Environmental Legislation - Cradle to Grave and Beyond

This course will provide a complete background and overview of environmental legislation in relation to waste crime. It is applicable to regulation and enforcement issues affecting street scene and local environmental quality.

Dates:
1st May - Hosted by Ashfield District Council (Northern Depot, Station Road, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts. NG17 5HB).9th May - London (If you would be interested in hosting this session, please get in-touch)

Price: £450 + VAT per delegate or two places for £800 + VAT (discounts available for Network members)